NPI Production Planner — Night Shift

International Motors, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The NPI Planner / Production Planner at International Motors, LLC in San Antonio supports manufacturing readiness for new product introductions, engineering changes, and production launches. You develop routings, create build/process books, and coordinate training and PFEP readiness.

This salaried role includes night shift from 5:30 PM to 4:00 AM (Mon–Thu) with 10% shift differential, and requires collaboration with NPI Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure smooth

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with no experience.
• At least 2 years of production control/planning and/or customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Support NPI activities for new vehicle programs, product changes, features, and production launches.
• Review engineering drawings, BOMs, specifications, and technical documentation to identify manufacturing requirements and affected production stations.
• Develop and validate preliminary manufacturing routings and Point of Application (POA) for new parts and product changes.
• Create and maintain Build Books, Process Books, and initial manufacturing documentation for new product introductions.
• Perform station readiness reviews to identify process, safety, tooling, material presentation, documentation, and training requirements.
• Coordinate readiness actions with responsible departments and follow up through completion.
• Identify, track, and communicate production jobs affected by new product introductions and engineering changes.
• Provide hands‑on production support during pilot, prototype, certification, and initial production builds.
• Capture and track manufacturing issues, defects, lessons learned, and corrective actions identified during builds.
• Coordinate training and ensure required process documentation is available prior to production implementation.
• Audit PFEP and material readiness, including part presentation, delivery method, and Point of Use/Point of Application requirements.
• Maintain and communicate manufacturing readiness status, open issues, risks, pilot schedules, and implementation activities to NPI Engineering and cross‑functional teams.

Skills

Production planning

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The NPI Planner / Production Planner at International Motors, LLC in San Antonio supports manufacturing readiness for new product introductions, engineering changes, and production launches. You develop routings, create build/process books, and coordinate training and PFEP readiness.

This salaried role includes night shift from 5:30 PM to 4:00 AM (Mon–Thu) with 10% shift differential, and requires collaboration with NPI Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure smooth